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• Re: need david's input on plugs and coils,bosch plugs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 16:55:15 -0500
  ...Much more likely IMHO to have problems if the ignition module is overdriving the coil, because of replacing points with an aftermarket module like...
• Re: Ignition cutout on 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 15:22:51 -0800
  ...This same shorting can and will fry the ignition modules and coils on these high energy ignition systems. At 03:11 PM 11/04...
• 1980 Westy ignition quits
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:37:51 -0700
  ...those, twice, and also the ignition > >>coil, twice, and the electronic ignition controller, twice. Now I'm > >>thinking ignition switch and then brain box...
• FW: 1980 Westy ignition quits
  Historical mailing list - Bergey, Dennis
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 05:44:06 -0700
  ...dual relay, coil, control unit for electronic ignition, jumped the coil directly from the battery, replaced ignition switch, headlight switch! (i was fishing) halogen...
• Re: start - won't sart - solution
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 22:31:18 -0500
  ...First which temp sensor > did you replace? So far I have eliminated the plugs, wires, > distributer, and coil in the ignition system as possible...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's normal again.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:48:03 -0500
  ...The tach is driven off the coil primary negative side, which the ECU ignition drivers pull down toward ground and release in order to...
• Re: Another coil fire
  Historical mailing list - ron
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 14:19:03 +1000
  Dear List, Over the years I have have noticed that many people when working on their vehicle will leave the ignition in the "on...
• Re: Coil-itis
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 01:14:05 -0400
  On the primary side the coil gets 12 volt from the ignition switch and the ECU completes the ground circuit to charge it and...
• Re: Vanagon dead at walmart--not the coil after all
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:05:40 -0500
  ...the ignition switch. It wasn't the switch. So, I swapped > > out the coil (checking connections) and it wasn't the coil. > > > > So, I...
• ...no subject...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jun 96 10:16:40 PDT
  ...He has a spare coil and ignition module but they did not help. A caveat: Reason for the rebuilt was that a head decided...
• Re: Ignition problem?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 22:46:11 -0700
  ...Jim Arnott WetWesties Union, OR > Frank Assinck wrote: > > L.S. > <snip> > the ignition is cut off randomly. This > problem comes and goes but when...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Tue, 12 Jul 2016 17:32:19 -0700
  ...coil?) > >> >>> Suggestion was that it might be a bad hall sensor or coil. > >> >>> > >> >>> Now: Last time the engine died, when I turned the ignition...
• Re: Tail light ground location
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 20 Oct 2012 19:54:43 -0400
  ...loose?? > >Thanks According to 97.212, tracks 103 and 107, they're amongst the several items that ground underneath the ignition coil. Yours, David
• Re: Vanagon dead at walmart--not the coil after all
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:46:30 -0400
  ...The ECU in the 86 to 91 Vanagons has the ignition module (coil drivers) integrated into it. The earlier Vanagons (80-85) either had...
• Re: ECU and starting question
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:39:48 -0500
  ...This pin > also has a wire that connects itself to the ignition coil's terminal #15. On the > diagram the wire that feeds the...
• Re: Help Needed on Manual to Auto Trans wiring problem.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 17:55:25 -0800
  ...Put a test light on the coil when you drop it in gear--see what happens. > I'll check that out tomorrow. Thanks, BenT
• Re: Random Instant Shutdown
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:50:48 -0600
  ...The black wire continues on to the ignition coil to power >> it, and then branches off to power up the ECU relay and enable...
• Could hot starting problems be caused by a defective ignition swich?
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 23:39:23 -0500
  ...I assumed that this was a hot start problem, and have replaced most everything that might cause the problem, coil, temp sender, fuel pressure...
• Re: horns that don't sound so lame
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 17:11:12 -0500
  ...page 97.64 Bentley book, current track 53 shows the horn, and internal stuff, but that little coil in the horn is the coil...
• Q's about install of cruise control syst
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 31 Dec 1996 13:49:00 -0500 (EST)
  ...The system detects engine RPM from the negative side of the ignition coil, therefor no speed sensor or magnet sensors. Evidently the system is...
• Loss of Power False Air Oil Breather?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:30:37 -0500
  ...Recent maintenace included replacing the ground strap from block to ignition coil, cleaning up contacts on the ignition coil, new rotor, distributor cap, new...
• Ignition prob ?, '85
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jun 1995 17:49:36 -0300
  ...Could this be my coil simply giving out? None of the ignition bits have ever been replaced since 1988, 7 years use. When the...
• Re: '88 GL ignition miss, stalling
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 11 Feb 2014 09:46:43 -0800
  ...Does it seem to > happen at a certain temperature or when driving over bumps? Check the > black wires on the coil and let me...
• Re: No Spark and Buzzing Relay 2.1 / Redux
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:06:56 -0700
  ...Excluding early 86, that buzzing relay normally gets it's coil power from the ignition coil black wire. Looking at the wires to your...
• Real time help needed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:30:46 -0700
  ...on power Rotor in dist seems fine Power to coil. Sure seems like ignition with the no warning death. Alone here so can’t...
• PETRONIX MELTDOWN Was: 82 cold starts fine; stalls after 5 min.
  Historical mailing list - Kw
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 18:19:28 -0700
  ...Are these different from the blue coils like my old one? I am not sure of it is the Petronix unit, the new coil...
• Re: Fuel pump cutoff switch?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:46:04 -0700
  ...When the switch is closed, the ignition coil will not get pulsed and there will be no spark. The fuel pump will run and...
• Re: What did I destroy now? (Ignition fail)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:15:44 -0800
  ...I think the original coil died (the reading on the primary was about three times spec), and that in cranking it after hooking everything...
• Re: idle issues..for 85 auto
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 12:44:04 -0500
  ...Physically it's mounted on the wall near the coil. It works by altering the ignition timing. With ignition off, remove it (two squeeze...
• Re: electrical woes - new developments
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:29:58 -0700
  ...It can be the coil, the ignition module, the distributor (Hall generator inside), wiring of the Hall generator to the ECU. Anyway, it is...
• Re: Tach/Dwell Meter Usage Question?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 10:24:57 -0500
  ...On my list, but wanted to get the van running on new ignition parts as back up in case I screw up the Pertronix...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 11:17:02 -0700
  ...nb.ca> wrote: > Centre ignition wire …. you mean from the coil to the distributor? > > Start working backwards … is the coil failing? When there is...
• Re: Tach goes down, engine cuts out, then back again ...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:29:29 -0700
  Or, it could be the ECU Relay or it's wiring, or a bad connection at the ignition coil positive side, or a common...
• Re: new ignition install but still no spark.
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 17:06:57 -0400
  ...I installed a new > ignition coil but I still have no spark. Everything > else seems to be in place and I can't figure...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 19:01:42 +0000
  ...nb.ca> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Centre ignition wire …. you mean from the coil to the distributor? > >>>> > >>>> Start working backwards … is the coil failing? When there is...
• Re: VW relay #53, 141 951 253B
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 17:47:07 +0000
  ...The diode allows current to pass in one direction, as the ignition coil also shares the computer #86 terminal. This from page 97.124...
• Deal on Bosch Coils & Rear Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 18:52:59 -0500
  I have 12 Bosch ignition coils for '85-91 Vanagons at a reduced price of $29.95, which is 40% off my usual price...
• Re: broke down in Portland, need help
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sun, 9 Jun 2019 13:17:13 -0400
  ...ignition switch and use a new spare - unplug and replug a small connector at the back box on the top of the coil - tap...
• Re: distributor wiring question
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:54:09 -0500
  ...billmonk@gmail.com> wrote: > That is a pertronix ignition module. The wires go to the coil. You really > need to make sure that the...
• Re: Need help with an electrical(?) problem, '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Thu, 22 May 2003 12:17:58 -0400
  ...On a cold start, I can drive 5-10 >miles, and the >ignition shuts off abruptly. The tach immediately >drops to '0' RPM, >and...
• Consolation needed
  Historical mailing list - DrCory
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 17:08:31 -0600
  ...in the process he's blown several fuses and 3 ignition switches. last I heard a wire to the coil "blew-up" and filled...
• Re: Ignition Kill Switch
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 00:08:02 -0800
  ...You could > use it to cut power to your ignition coil, starter, fuel pump or ECU > with this set up. The link is: > http...
• Re: Which tachometer? 400-1300Hz or 800-2400Hz
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 1 May 2011 10:36:30 -0600
  ...For use on 4,5,6,8 cylinder application engines with standard coil ignitions, most square wave electronic control ignitions with tachometer output terminal...
• Re: Cold starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 11:24:16 -0500
  Seems that you are not getting spark for ignition, but gas is being delivered to the cylinder.A bad hall sender or hall generator...
• Re: Turbo Muffler, Jacobs Ign, Snake Oil
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 10:22:41 -0700
  ...The days of the feeble, yellow-spark, point-and-coil factory ignition ended sometime in the late '70s. Notwithstanding this, there are manufacturers like...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Prats
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:24:42 -0800
  ...Sure the problem could also be fuel pressure (filter, pump, pinched line, air hole, crud) or a bad ignition coil (cheeeep) or a broken...
• Re: fuel pump fuse
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 11:09:37 -0400
  The fuel pump relay is located in the black box above the ignition coil There is no fuse for the fuel pump or the...
• Re: ground for brake lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 27 Apr 2015 21:34:17 -0400
  ...Both wires are brown and go to ground near the ignition coil. There is not a separate ground for the brake lights. Yours, David
• Re: '85 Engine hesitation help
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:51:12 -0700
  ...ignition on' function from the 'crank the starter function' ............ You should also just check for power in the right place, like at the coil...
• Re: Ignition Failures
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Mon, 3 Feb 2014 22:13:14 -0800
  ...A shop changed the > starter, but was unable to get the ignition to fire. I just had the van > taken home so I could...
• Still weird quitting problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:15:45 -0600
  ...Some suggest a ground, idle switch, ignition switch, coil. This happened again saturday... started fine, got a mile and a half from home then...
• Re: 91(bus) dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 08:55:39 -0800
  ...Hole number 4 is connected to the ignition switch contact that turns on the ignition coil and ECU. Connect a voltmeter probe between hole...
• Re: 1.9L still a problem child
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 19:04:20 -0700
  ...I have replaced EVERY piece in the ignition system!" That was when it hit me - I had not replaced every piece - the ignition module...
• Re: Help Needed, On the Road
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:30:44 -0700
  ...The next you can do is to clean the ignition coil's #1 ans #15 terminals. Just unplug all wires from those terminals and...
• Re: Drivability Problems with Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - bob tickle
  Fri, 11 Oct 1996 19:54:49 -0400
  ...Said it was the ignition coil. Said it had orange spark on the plugs when it should have had blue. I said, "Great, I...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 15:42:56 -0300
  ...nb.ca> wrote: >> >>> Centre ignition wire …. you mean from the coil to the distributor? >>> >>> Start working backwards … is the coil failing? When there is...
• Help with wet weather cut out problem
  Historical mailing list - Dave Engstrom
  Sun, 9 May 2004 17:31:58 EDT
  ...Turning the ignition off and restarting solves the problem for a few miles and then it cuts out again. This is not a problem...
• Proper gap for spark plug 85 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 19:26:47 -0500
  ...My engine is running rich, which is leading me to evaluate the ignition system for problems such as possibly a weak coil or a...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 22:37:34 -0400
  ...I just refuse to believe, as someone claimed earlier, that single-electrode plugs will cause the ignition coil to fail, seeing as the system...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 11:11:14 -0800
  ...Find someone who's got an oscilloscope and play with an ignition coil and spark plug and you can watch the secondary rise time...